I have 3 Days to visit NYC, What Places I shouldnt miss?

Question

I like Photography, Museums and Dance/Elec Music

Answer 1

A few things I would say are not to be missed:

Blue Man Group at the Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette Street: http://www.blueman.com/ticketinfo/nyc/index.shtml
This is a great show that might appeal to the dance/elec music fan in you. A bunch of mute blue guys play instruments often made from plumbing materials and catch objects in their mouths. And more, of course. It's wildly entertaining.

Avenue Q at the Golden Theater, 252 W 45th St: http://www.avenueq.com/
A much more traditional Broadway music than Blue Man Group, except the cast is made up of puppets similar to your friends on Sesame Street singing songs like "It Sucks To Be Me."

Discount tickets may well be available for both of these shows; they've been around for a while.

Whitney Museum, 945 Madison Ave. (at 75th Street)
http://www.whitney.org

Pace/MacGill Gallery is currently exhibiting some photographs from Richard Avedon's private collection, including images by Brassaï, August Sander, Diane Arbus, Peter Hujar, Irving Penn, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Jacques-Henri Lartigue. 32 E. 57th St. http://www.pacemacgill.com/

Chelsea Market: A great place to catch a cheap breakfast or lunch, it has tons of great bakeries and food shops
http://www.chelseamarket.com/enter/concourse/info.html

Also, you should eat at least one meal at a restaurant that's participating in Restaurant Week. They serve three-course menus at outrageously low prices (under $25 for lunch), and some of the city's finest restaurants participate. My top choices among participating restaurants would be David Burke & Donatella, 66, Gotham Bar & Grill, JoJo and Mercer Kitchen.

JoJo is probably my favorite restaurant in the whole city. It's not as trendy as some other places, but they never let me down. The food and service are always impeccable, every single course. And it's a cute converted townhome on the Upper East Side.
http://www.nycvisit.com/RestaurantWeekSearch/index.cfm?pagePkey=1713

Answer 2

I would reccomend seeing a show on/off Broadway. Go to Chinatown if you like fashion and knock-off designer purses,shoes,cologne, etc... You NEED to find a good bagel place and a hole-in the wall place for a slice of NY pizza. The smaller and dirtier looking, the better. MoMA was mentioned above and is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. My all-time favorite museum! You must ride the subway at least once, just say you had the experience. Coney Island is fun, but it is crowded and dirty. Yes, Ground Zero is eye-opening, but you can't get anywhere close to it and you can't really take pictures because there's fences up everywhere. The statue of Liberty is great but you will be in line for a few hours if you plan on going to the top, same with the Empire States Building. Personally, I have been to NY many a time due to family living there, and I don't bother with the tourist-y stuff... NY is best just walking around a people-watching, looking in store windows and eating a Bagel & Schmear in a street-side restaraunt... but that's me! Have a BLAST! It's not hard to in such a great city! A really good magazine to get before you go is called "Time Out New York City" it has all of the shows, street fairs and other entertainment that's happening that month. It's the best!

Answer 3

Central Park, Museum mile and times square. If you can, try and take a boat ride around the city. Also, in addition to museum mile, check out the LowerEast Side Tenement Museum and teh museum of natural history. The Tenement museum is cool because they take you into a house as it was in the 19th century, and they also give a walking tour. The museum of natural history...do I even need to give an explanation. Ohh, try and check out the brooklyn botanical gardens, they have a flower on display that's suppose to smell like garbage. The Bronx Zoo is also nice. And, the aquarium at Coney Island is great.

If you have time left over (which I doubt) try and go a to a free taping of one of the shows that are broadcast out of NYC. Maybe you could even catch a broadway play.

Anyways, whatever you decide to do. Have fun!

Answer 4

The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.... just north of Central Park.... its been under construction for like 100 years. Breathtaking. Of course St. Patrick's Cathedral is also awe-inspiring.

There's a ton of museums... The Natural History Museum is my personal favorite, but the Guggenheim is also very cool. The Fricke gallery is also a good time. If you want to get some great photo ops you might consider one of the circle line boat trips around Manhattan. They're expensive (everything in NYC is) but there are some photos you can only get from the river, like the intrepid sea air and space museum, its an old converted WWII era aircraft carrier.

Answer 5

Empire State Building, Liberty Island, 5th Avenue, Times Square, Grand Central Terminal,The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Broadway...

Answer 6

Day 1, Staten Island ferry, Statue of Liberty, the former WTC and Canal St, if shopping. Good restaurant

Day 2, MOMA, Guggenheim, Central Park and Zoo as well as Empire State Building. Find a club out of Whats On

Day 3, Brooklyn Bridge, If a sports fan try a baseball game at Yankee Stadium or something at Madison Square GARDEN.

Enjoy every minute, as a Brit, NYC is a great city.

Answer 7

I cannot believe there are all these answers, but significant items missing.

Riding the Subway is an experience in itself. Use it during the day to get around, it is terrifically interesting, and efficient. Millions of NYers ride it every day, for good reason.

Soho and Greenwich Village are neighborhoods which absolutely must not be missed. Plenty of interesting stuff to photograph.

Even if you are not a jazz music fan, check out at least one or two of the jazz places in Greenwich Village. The crowd, the vibe, really interesting. Example: Village Vanguard 7th & w11th.

I personally thought the Statue of Liberty was really overrated. It takes up a big chunk of time, not worth it if you are there for only 3 days IMO.

Eat pizza at pretty much any hole in the wall place, great stuff. Eat a real New York bagel mid morning, you won't be hungry until late afternoon. Would not buy a pretzel or hot dog from a street vendor.

Answer 8

Statue of Liberty
Empire State Building
Times Square
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bringe

Answer 9

American Museum of Natural History
The Brooklyn Museum of Art
Carnegie Hall/Rose Museum
Central Park Zoo/Wildlife Gallery
Ellis Island Museum
Empire State Building
Guggenheim Museum SoHo
Hayden Planetarium
International Center of Photography
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Madame Tussaud's New York
New York Botanical Garden
New York City Fire Museum
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

Atomic Wings, 1644 Third Avenue, 410-3800, $10, American Food
Beijing Duck House, 144 E 52nd Street, 759-8260, $20, Chinese Food
Between the Bread, 141 E 56th Street, 888-0449, $10, Italian Food

Brownies, CBGB, Downtime, Ice Bar for Music/Dance

Answer 10

Have a Manhattan boat tour (start yr day early). You will see Statue of Liberty, UN Building and all the famous bridges. There is always a tour guide on these boats.

Empire State Building (Visiting hours until late afternoon)

Central Park. Pick a part of it (because it is huge) find a cafeteria, and take a breath.

5th Avenue. You don't have to shop anything 'cause everything is expensive. Just visit it for the experience and then to be able to tell your friends "I was theeeere!!!!"

Have Fun

Answer 11

Hayden Planetarium
International Center of Photography
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Madame Tussaud's New York
New York Botanical Garden
New York City Fire M